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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Naresh Gaur
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| constituency_AM = [[Babarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Babarpur]]
| assembly = Delhi Legislative
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| term_start = 29 October 2008
| term_end = 2015
| predecessor = Vinay Sharma
| successor = [[Gopal Rai]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|10|05}}
| birth_place = [[Bulandshahr]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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| nationality = [[Demographics of India|India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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| spouse = Mani Gaur
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| children = Swati, Varun and Arun
| parents = Sh Raghuveer sharan Gaur. Smt Sanjawati Gaur
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| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Arts]]) [[Meerut University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws]])
| occupation = [[Advocate]]
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'''Naresh Gaur''' ({{IPA-hi|nəreʃ ɡəʊɽ}}; born 5 October 1952) is an Indian politician and [[advocate]]. A member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), he currently serves as a [[MLA (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) in the [[Delhi Vidhan Sabha]] from the [[Babarpur|Babarpur constituency]].

Gaur is a graduate of the [[University of Delhi]] and [[Meerut University]]. He has been elected from Babarpur three times; the only time he lost in 2003. He is married and has three children.

==Early life and education==
Naresh Gaur was born on 5 October 1952<ref name="Profile" /> at [[Bulandshahr]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]]<ref name="Profile" /> degree from [[Shyam Lal College]], affiliated with the University of Delhi. He then attended Meerut University (now Chaudhary Charan Singh University), where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Laws]].<ref name="Hindustan2013">{{cite news | title = Know Your MLA – Naresh Gaur, BJP | work = [[The Hindustan Times]] | date = 22 October 2013 | accessdate = 4 November 2013 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3104751001.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111045407/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3104751001.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 11 November 2013 | location=[[New Delhi]] | publisher = via [[HighBeam Research]] }} {{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref>

==Political career==
Gaur is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/U05/partycomp48.htm | title=Babarpur Assembly Constituency | publisher=Eci.nic.in. [[Election Commission of India]] | accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/Oct2008/pollupd/ac/states/u05/aconst67.htm | title=State Elections 2008 – Babarpur — NCT OF Delhi | publisher=Eci.nic.in. [[Election Commission of India]] | accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref> the main opposition party in the [[Indian Parliament]] and Delhi Vidhan Sabha.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/13/c_125386810.htm | title=India's main opposition party names PM candidate for 2014 polls | date=13 September 2013 | agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]] | accessdate=19 November 2013 | publisher=News.xinhuanet.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-14/delhi/33200357_1_manish-sisodia-team-anna-political-alternative | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012510/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-14/delhi/33200357_1_manish-sisodia-team-anna-political-alternative | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 December 2013 | title=Congress, BJP's poll rhetoric over Anna party | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=14 August 2012 | agency=Times News Network | accessdate=19 November 2013 | author=Pandit Ambika & Jha, Durgesh Nandan | location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>

He has contested the Babarpur constituency in four consecutive elections. He was elected for the First Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 1993, defeating runner-up Bhopal Singh of [[Indian National Congress]] (commonly known as the Congress) by a margin of 15,301 votes. In the 1998 state assembly election, his margin of victory significantly decreased to 963 votes over runner-up Abdul Hameed of Congress. He lost to Congress candidate Vinay Sharma in 2003 by 4,259 votes. In the [[2008 Delhi state assembly elections|2008 state assembly election]], he won from Babarpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency third time after defeating runner-up Haji Dilshad Ali of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] by a margin of 3,826 votes.<ref name="Hindustan2013" />

Before the [[2013 Delhi state assembly elections|2013 state assembly election]], scheduled to be held on 4 December, the BJP conducted an internal survey related to potential candidates. ''[[The Times of India]]'' reported that this found Gaur, along with five other current members of legislative assembly, to be a "weaker bet" for the election.<ref name="TOI2013">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-14/delhi/42061572_1_first-list-six-sitting-mlas-senior-bjp-leader | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917023534/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-14/delhi/42061572_1_first-list-six-sitting-mlas-senior-bjp-leader | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 September 2013 | title=BJP may deny tickets to six sitting MLAs | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=14 September 2013 | agency=Times News Network | accessdate=4 November 2013 | author=Rahman, Naziya Alvi | location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref name="AajTak2013">{{cite news | url=http://m.aajtak.in/story.jsp?sid=743648&secid=13 | title=8 विधायकों के टिकट काटेगी BJP! | date=4 October 2013 | accessdate=5 November 2013 | location=Delhi | publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] | language=Hindi}}</ref> However, Gaur's candidature from Babarpur Constituency was confirmed by the party on 7 November 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/BJP-repeats-MLAs-to-play-safe-look-strong/articleshow/25337335.cms | title=BJP will field Vijendra Gupta against Sheila Dikshit | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=7 November 2013 | agency=Times News Network | accessdate=7 November 2013 | author=Alvi, Naziya | location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gaur is married to Mani Gaur, and together they have two sons (Varun and Arun) and a daughter (Swati). He lives in [[Naveen Shahdara]] neighbourhood of [[Shahdara]], [[North East Delhi]]. His interests include reading, politics and history. He is an advocate by profession.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web | url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/Naresh_gaur.htm | title=List of members – Naresh Gaur | publisher=Delhiassembly.nic.in. [[Legislative Assembly of Delhi]] | accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:People from Bulandshahr]]
[[Category:People from North East Delhi district]]
[[Category:Delhi MLAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi]]
[[Category:University of Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:Chaudhary Charan Singh University alumni]]
[[Category:Delhi MLAs 2013–2015]]

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